AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cape Verde | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cape Verde XT | — |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Feb 15th, 2012 | Jul 29th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Southern Islands | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 97 in our database | 22 in our database |
| Predecessor | Northern Islands | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | Sea Islands | GeForce 200 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1125 MHz 4.5 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 72.00 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Compute units | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 16.00 GPixel/s | 4.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 40.00 GTexel/s | 9.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,280 GFLOPS | 96.00 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 80.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | — |
| TDP | 80 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C441, C468 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
